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broccoli

[brok-uh-lee, brok-lee] / ˈbrɒk ə li, ˈbrɒk li /


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It's the start of the summer holidays and you've already had five battles with your child to get them to eat a bit of broccoli.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Benedette Hardwick, the owner of the Red B Restaurant in Idabel, Okla., said the restaurant had temporarily stopped serving things like kale, parsley, green onion, raw broccoli, spinach and cilantro.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Pair it with colorful summer sides like corn and avocado salad, broccoli slaw or cucumber kimchi, and it will feel nothing like Thanksgiving 2.0.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

There was a whole year's supply of broccoli there by now.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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